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Writing & illustrating are solitary activities but trying to get published doesn't have to be! Supportive friends can keep you sane through inevitable rough bits. Here's a #NationalChocolateDay comic for creators(from my Will Write For Chocolate archives).
Happy #Caturday! Here is a comic for you cat-owning writers out there.
The beautiful part of writing is that you don't have to get it right the first time unlike, say, brain surgery. - Robert Cormier
(Free print-ready posters: https://t.co/qrTpnJZCxO)
I think creative people often feel overwhelmed and paralyzed by self-doubt and the emptiness of a blank page. THINK BIG, ACT SMALL, but ACT nonetheless...ONE STEP AT A TIME towards your goals. - @joycewanbooks https://t.co/xZzjT3inHj
Just discovered #vss365, which challenges participants to write a tweet-sized short story based on a daily word prompt (https://t.co/OaCSiJVhi9). Today's: DARKNESS. My super-story w/remaining chars + art:
Without the dark
we cannot see
the light.
What you write might change the world.
Free print-ready poster:
https://t.co/qrTpnJZCxO
Happy #PunctuationDay!!!!!!!!!!!!!
p.s. As I'm looking through my archives, I am finding a LOT of comics about punctuation. I am such a grammar nerd.
Wondering how to build a creative career while raising small kids who don't nap? Fantastic insights & inspiring career stories from author/illustrator @MarlaFrazee in @scbwi podcast (great questions by Theo Baker):
https://t.co/TwIGh1qW1C
Curious about how a picture book cover is created? Check out my interview on @IshtaWrites's blog, where I talk about working with @SimonKIDS art director @LaurentLinn to create the cover of #SamAndEva: https://t.co/7Qs4jm0M2t
Advice for hopeful authors & illustrators: Do your research & have a professional work ethic. The professionalism you show can make the difference between getting published & getting discouraged. - @PatCummingsBook More great advice: https://t.co/IjbkSpXbQO